"Oh, Timballoo! how happy we are, We live in a sieve and a crockery jar! And all night long, in the starlight pale, We sail away, with a pea-green sail, And whistle and warble a moony song To the echoing sound of a coppery gong. Far and few, far and few Are the lands where the Jumblies live; Their heads are green, and their hands are blue, And they went to sea in a sieve."英文原著 · 《Eight Cousins》
Never mind. He's only got to give me my little bit of money out of the business, and then he and I will be all square. You come and see Clara this evening, Gus.'
Then Mr Musselboro put Mrs Van Siever into another cab, and went out upon the 'Change--hanging about the Bank, and standing in Threadneedle Street, talking to other men just like himself. When he saw Dobbs Broughton he told that gentleman that Mrs Van Siever had been in her tantrums, but that he had managed to pacify her before she left Hook Court. 'I'm to take the cheque for the five hundred tonight,' he said.英文原著 · 《The Last Chronicle of Barset》
I don't think he did enjoy it. 'And now, Conway,' she said, 'I will give you some advice. And when in after-days you shall remember this interview, and reflect how that advice was given you--with what solemnity.'--here she clasped both her hands together--'I think that you will follow it. Clara Van Siever will now become your wife.'
'I do not know that at all,' said Dalrymple. 'Clara Van Siever will now become your wife,' repeated Mrs Broughton in a louder voice, impatient of opposition. 'Love her. Cleave to her. Make her flesh of your flesh and bone of your bone.英文原著 · 《The Last Chronicle of Barset》
Sigh-clout: sieve-cloth. Somers: sumpter horses. Spleen, on the: in anger or discontent. The spleen was once supposed to be the seat of anger and discontent. Spurn: strife, as a kicking against. "That tear began this spurn," that rent began this strife. Stalworthy: stalwart. Stound: space of time.英文原著 · 《A Bundle of Ballads》
"Well, I admire permanent sentiments, good or bad; constant resolves, etc. Your friendship has not proved immortal; so, now let us see how long you can hold spite--SIEVES!" Then he affected to start. "What is this? I spy a rational creature out on yonder balcony. I hasten to join him. 'Birds of a feather, you know;" and with that he went out to his favorite, 'and never looked behind him.英文原著 · 《A Woman-Hater》
Finally, a dazzling ray shot across the pools on the road, shot through the threads of rain--now falling thin and straight, as from a sieve--, and fell upon the fresh leaves and blades of grass. The great cloud was still louring black and threatening on the far horizon, but I no longer felt afraid of it--I felt only an inexpressibly pleasant hopefulness in proportion, as trust in life replaced the late burden of fear. Indeed, my heart was smiling like that of refreshed, revivified Nature herself.英文原著 · 《Boyhood》
So, hey, speaking of money, How are you feeling about helping the physics department Get a cryogenic centrifugal pump and molecular sieve?美剧 · 《The Big Bang Theory》
We are directly underneath the geology lab, And they're running their confounded sieve shakers again.美剧 · 《The Big Bang Theory》
These are called sieve tubes and together they form the plumbing system These are called sieve tubes and together they form the plumbing system演讲 · 《The bug that poops candy ~ George Zaidan》